Celebrate Summer with Smiths Gins
Discover Smiths Gins – South Africa’s award-winning small-batch gin range, now available exclusively on Takealot from 27 October 2025. Celebrate summer with soul, flavour, and handcrafted perfection. A Toast to South African Spirit There’s something magical about a...
The Roses: A Softer Spin on a Brutal Classic
The decision to retitle the new adaptation of Warren Adler’s The War of the Roses as simply The Roses feels deliberate. Where Adler’s novel and its 1989 film version, directed by Danny DeVito and starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, revelled in the poisonous...
Book with Race Day Events for the drive of a lifetime
Lume Agency and Race Car Events recently invited me to a turbo-charged, fuel-injection, high-octane morning that I'll never forget. Wait, let me check if there's any other petrolhead jargon I can throw in here. Nope, all good for now 🤭🏎️ Race Day Events gives you the...
The Shape of Monsters is Five Stars
Author CL Hellisen sent me a link for an early listen of their Audible Original, The Shape of Monsters. I've set myself the task of reading 365 books this year. Yes, you read that right. Because with audio I get to read so much more while I'm multitasking. To date,...
Make it today: gin ice cream

Make it today: gin ice cream

I got a sneak peek of The Ginologist Cook - 100 Delicious Recipes with Gin, and I'm thrilled to share this recipe from the Ginlato Collection with you: Floral Gin and Clotted Cream Ice Cream. Gingredients: 100ml Ginologist Floral 2 jumbo eggs 125g caster sugar 400g...

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The Gin and Tonic Festival is back

The Gin and Tonic Festival is back

On 26 November, the Neighbourgoods Market in Braamfonteing will host the return of the Gin and Tonic Festival to Jo'burg. This year, more than 20 local and international gin brands will help festival-goers get in the spirit(s), along with live music, DJs, and the...

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Precious citrus: ClemenGold Gin

Precious citrus: ClemenGold Gin

ClemenGold Gin is made from the delicious ClemenGold fruit - a mandarin cultivar grown locally and harvested from mid-June to mid-August. This classic Cape Dry style gin is distilled with nine botanicals, including sundried ClemenGold and orange peels, cinnamon,...

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Bloedlemoen Gin: The Crimson King* of citrus

Bloedlemoen Gin: The Crimson King* of citrus

Bloedlemoen Gin is another local craft gin distilled by the wonderful people at Hope on Hopkins. This citrus, spicy sweet gin includes botanicals juniper, blood orange, angelica root, liquorice root, cassia, nutmeg, cardamom, Grains of Paradise, coriander and...

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Cool as a cucumber: Hendrick’s Gin tipples

Cool as a cucumber: Hendrick’s Gin tipples

Hendrick's Gin and I are very fond of each other. These are courtesy of the recent Hendrick's drop I received.   Hendrick's Cucumber Martini 4 parts Hendrick's Gin 1 part dry vermouth Simply stir with ice and strain into a frozen cocktail glass garnished with a...

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Gift idea: The Gin Box December: Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh

Gift idea: The Gin Box December: Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh

The Gin Box. Of all the subscription boxes, this is one the I think I like best. I have yet to buy one myself, but it's going to happen soon. A South African first, each month, second month, or third month - depending on your subscription - you receive an exclusive...

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Chameleon gin: Trouvaille Blossom and Hops

Chameleon gin: Trouvaille Blossom and Hops

Trouvaille Blossom and Hops gin is unlike any other gin (yes, I know this is true of every gin, but hear me out). I actually had the delightful opportunity to try this at the recent Johannesburg launch of The Gin Box. The thing that truly stood out for me, is the fact...

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Make it today: Gin Cheesecake

Make it today: Gin Cheesecake

This Gin Cheesecake recipe was created by and originally appeared on the Good Housekeeping website. I have not made this yet, but I can see this happening before the end of the year. Ingredients 100 g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra to grease 200 g rich tea...

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